Characters of The Crucible: Abigail Williams

A study of the description of Abigail in Act 1 of the Crucible which says "an endless capacity for dissembling".
This study looks in depth at the different faces of Abigail Williams in the opening act of the Crucible. The next video will go on to study the way she behaves in the courtroom when she manipulates the girls and stands up to Judge Danforth.
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  • @emia8119
    @emia81198 жыл бұрын

    I'm playing Abigail in a production of the crucible, this really helped! Thanks!

  • @nihilisticnirvana

    @nihilisticnirvana

    3 жыл бұрын

    oh congratulations!!! how'd it go?

  • @StevenHeathMusicWeddings
    @StevenHeathMusicWeddings5 жыл бұрын

    10 years ago. This is me as a 26 year old teacher. I'm not a teacher anymore. I'm a full time musician now but it's interesting to watch how life used to be. I'm glad people are still finding these videos useful.

  • @howdydoo9148

    @howdydoo9148

    3 жыл бұрын

    THATS YOU?!

  • @stevenheathsings

    @stevenheathsings

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@howdydoo9148 I know right. Changed a bit.

  • @howdydoo9148

    @howdydoo9148

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@stevenheathsings dude we’re doing this book in English rn I seriously owe u one

  • @stevenheathsings

    @stevenheathsings

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@howdydoo9148 glad these videos are still helping people after all these years.

  • @maeflower522
    @maeflower52214 жыл бұрын

    Wynona Ryder did a wonderful portrayl of abigail, playing three different personalities in one girl

  • @AbStar_xx
    @AbStar_xx14 жыл бұрын

    @DeeperRootsProject Thanks so much for your videos on The Crucible. I'm doing it for my HSC in Australia and these videos help me a lot!

  • @a2mipride
    @a2mipride15 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for all of your Crucible videos! My final performance piece will be based around the Crucible, and I've been given the role of Abigail. I really appreciate your in-depth look at her character--it's made her so much clearer.

  • @helencheddar
    @helencheddar12 жыл бұрын

    This is the first helpful video I've seen all day. I just got Abigail in a small production of it. This is my first antagonist role, and this video is really useful :D

  • @MMorales424
    @MMorales42413 жыл бұрын

    We read this play and watched this movie in my American Lit class earlier this year. Good play and excellent movie/adaptation.

  • @horsfred
    @horsfred11 жыл бұрын

    No, the Salem Witch Trials did actually happen. The Crucible is loosely based on those events, but the play is also an allegory for McCarthyism

  • @LadyMarmalade
    @LadyMarmalade14 жыл бұрын

    We open this show at my school in two weeks, & Abigail is, by far, the most fun character I have ever had. :D This really helped affirm that I'm taking the right approach to her; thank you!

  • @nihilisticnirvana

    @nihilisticnirvana

    3 жыл бұрын

    nice!! how'd it go?

  • @TheDjSimba
    @TheDjSimba12 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, i have an english essay about this on tuesday!! The analysis of Abigail William's character really helped! thanks again :D

  • @DramaGirl313
    @DramaGirl31315 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for putting this up here! I am auditioning for the part of Abigail this week! I'll let you know how it goes!

  • @ShinryuRQs
    @ShinryuRQs13 жыл бұрын

    Very good analysis. :)

  • @viviennevangestel
    @viviennevangestel15 жыл бұрын

    this helped me so much, thank you!

  • @klaineify
    @klaineify11 жыл бұрын

    You remind me of Game of Thrones' Jon Snow omg. ALSO this video was totally helpful for my character study into Abigail! Thanks ever so! :D

  • @NancyAh.
    @NancyAh.14 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou so much. You've helped me so much with my essay x

  • @heera4435
    @heera44353 жыл бұрын

    can someone please tell me a good literature website for analysis of this play? My english teacher has completely butchered it and I'm basically teaching myself at this point.

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    It's available on DVD at any store. Certainly here in the UK.

  • @HelenFulton56
    @HelenFulton5614 жыл бұрын

    Heya I think this is reall helpful for anyone playing Abigal. I am playing her in my drama AS exam so this has really helped me understand her character and help with the acting. Cheers for that

  • @nihilisticnirvana

    @nihilisticnirvana

    3 жыл бұрын

    great that you got the role! good job!!

  • @theNEWMASKSdudexxx
    @theNEWMASKSdudexxx13 жыл бұрын

    @DeeperRootsProject Hey my Junior project is about the crucible and it's relations to human nature could you give me some good examples? I've read the book but I suffer from poor memory. :)

  • @ICEMANJONEZ
    @ICEMANJONEZ13 жыл бұрын

    can someone post the forest scene? From the actual movie

  • @XxLevynxX
    @XxLevynxX13 жыл бұрын

    thank you very much for this video =D we're doing the crucible as a school play and i'm hoping to get the role of abigail. this helped a lot

  • @AmyBrynLags
    @AmyBrynLags11 жыл бұрын

    yes! its helping me so much

  • @EsmeLucas
    @EsmeLucas15 жыл бұрын

    hey, thanks for making this video! We are doing the crucible for our final piece for AS and i'm playing abigale, your vid is really helping me develop and understand the character. And god she's evil, i've never had the challlenge of playing an evil charater but i am liking it. have you got any good acting tips for this character?

  • @coldheartedLucy
    @coldheartedLucy14 жыл бұрын

    where can i download this movie?

  • @PollyJane23
    @PollyJane2313 жыл бұрын

    I got cast as abigail in my Play Production class, it's going to be a great production. I'm so lucky to work with some very amazing actors and i wanted to compare the abigail you see in the movie with the abigail I play. Very interesting!

  • @nihilisticnirvana

    @nihilisticnirvana

    3 жыл бұрын

    nice!!! did you do well?

  • @Supdude.
    @Supdude.14 жыл бұрын

    8:01 SWEATED LIKE A STALLION!!!!!! My class's favorite line of the book!!!

  • @tabby1292
    @tabby129215 жыл бұрын

    may i ask where u got this movie if u even got it off the internet

  • @alternativebarbi
    @alternativebarbi14 жыл бұрын

    im playing abigail in my final year production for college thank you for this vid, its really informative.

  • @nihilisticnirvana

    @nihilisticnirvana

    3 жыл бұрын

    congrats on getting the role!!

  • @sophiaelena639
    @sophiaelena6398 жыл бұрын

    really helpful thank you :)

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    I suppose that depends on how you define justice. I think Proctor feels he got justice because he went to the noose but he felt that that's what he deserved. It is a very sad ending though.

  • @SkipCube
    @SkipCube12 жыл бұрын

    Thanks this really helped

  • @ummniyaangel
    @ummniyaangel12 жыл бұрын

    Where did you play the clip from? Where did you get the movie/play?

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I know. I was using iShowU at the time and didn't have a video converter. The majority of my videos don't have that now.

  • @jmacjr101
    @jmacjr10114 жыл бұрын

    HAVE FUN!!!!

  • @kirstykane28
    @kirstykane2815 жыл бұрын

    wow this is really good i have an oral exam how abigail is presented in the first act and i haven't read the book in two years. so thankyou(Y)

  • @Exe244
    @Exe24411 жыл бұрын

    2:00 that slap never gets old. I can watch that all day.

  • @doodo412
    @doodo41213 жыл бұрын

    post the whole movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @roxyspence
    @roxyspence10 жыл бұрын

    This is would be great if I were reviewing body language and how she vocally portrays her character, but for GCSE English it wasn't as helpful because I can't talk about either of those things as it's the written play not the movie that I'm reviewing. But thanks anyway! :)

  • @weijoshual
    @weijoshual14 жыл бұрын

    @DeeperRootsProject The analysis of Abigail you have done is very well. However, do you think that this multiple personality used to manipulate people's mind and her bold and defiant attitude could be because she grew up an orphan? Because she had always been treated badly? Because she had to fight for her own survival?

  • @lizbet69
    @lizbet6914 жыл бұрын

    great movie

  • @stephenwainrib
    @stephenwainrib15 жыл бұрын

    just act 1 and act 3 ;)... my show just finished.. was amaaaazing, i was giles corey :P

  • @mitmfan
    @mitmfan15 жыл бұрын

    When clips are shown, there appears to be a mouse in the center of the screen. It does get distracting at times and would be better if it was off to one side. Other than that, I enjoyed listening to what you had to say.

  • @GANGSTASHANIS
    @GANGSTASHANIS15 жыл бұрын

    thank you.. i'm playing abby.. this has helped (:

  • @DebbieBeautyTherapist
    @DebbieBeautyTherapist13 жыл бұрын

    I wish i'd looked this stuff up wen i had my English exam on this!! myt of passed then haha

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    What? In the film?

  • @Corbetgal
    @Corbetgal15 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this, i found this extremely helpful! i think ive got it now...i think... :P

  • @TAL17
    @TAL1714 жыл бұрын

    I'm also reading this in my english class. And right now we're watching the movie, and oh my! There's a lot of screaming! The book isn't that bad as I thought it would be!

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    That's the best scene. So much under the surface. She has a lot of contempt. Abigail's far less subtle so I can see why you'd want to be her.

  • @geminidragonreads
    @geminidragonreads11 жыл бұрын

    Lol I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought he looked like kit harington

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject14 жыл бұрын

    @weijoshual It could be any one of a number of things. Unfortunately we're never allowed to know that. Maybe because Miller felt it would remove some of the symbolism embodied in Abby.

  • @MindanaoLeelynn
    @MindanaoLeelynn14 жыл бұрын

    oh my gosh ! me too ! :)

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject13 жыл бұрын

    @PiecesOfRainbow7 Me too. :D

  • @jmacjr101
    @jmacjr10115 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this these videos are really helpful!! r u a teacher>! you would be awesome!!!

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Haha, that's a new one. I suppose its because I'm from Middlesbrough which is about 150 miles away from Scotland. :D

  • @dazz95273
    @dazz9527311 жыл бұрын

    ... 7:51 ..."i'll not be COMING for you more"...hah giggity, i couldn't resist...;P

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Drama teacher. See my channel description for more info. :)

  • @babyharryable
    @babyharryable12 жыл бұрын

    2:00 now THATS a slap!

  • @jprg12
    @jprg1213 жыл бұрын

    I am Cheever in our play!

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject14 жыл бұрын

    I think what Jenaya123 is saying is that they had long departed from Luther's reformation agenda. However, I'd disagree given that they followed the teachings of John Calvin who wanted to reform the church far further than Luther had.

  • @kijodragonfist60
    @kijodragonfist6013 жыл бұрын

    i'm going on a fieldtrip on tuesday at salem

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Cut and paste this url on the end of KZread's website and watch. I explain the mark scheme. watch?v=-c21Cji2Gr4&feature=related

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Certainly is.

  • @tears37
    @tears3714 жыл бұрын

    we are reading it and i have to be her when we act out

  • @orobusimpoloderius
    @orobusimpoloderius13 жыл бұрын

    @kijodragonfist60 I wish I could go there. my friend told me about this town.

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Never mind, Hathorne is a bit of small part but he's fairly authoratative so you can get your teeth stuck into him

  • @Ghaiyst
    @Ghaiyst15 жыл бұрын

    It's like her feelings are controlled by the actions of reverend parris.

  • @TheDarkMitzuki
    @TheDarkMitzuki12 жыл бұрын

    I play abigail in my english class, and oh...I get into it ;)

  • @PiecesOfRainbow7
    @PiecesOfRainbow713 жыл бұрын

    I love your northern accent :)

  • @rgqwerty63
    @rgqwerty6311 жыл бұрын

    exam tommorrow

  • @dejomony1
    @dejomony112 жыл бұрын

    i play mary warren in english class :D

  • @GuardianSoldier
    @GuardianSoldier12 жыл бұрын

    thank you! damn bro I thought that was just me

  • @sunshinebrighten1212
    @sunshinebrighten121212 жыл бұрын

    @TheDarkMitzuki i play abigail in my clas too its fun

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Are you capable of getting an A / A*?

  • @Pipistrelle
    @Pipistrelle14 жыл бұрын

    i am mary warren. performing tomorrow!

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Wassat then?

  • @FourthStreetSaint
    @FourthStreetSaint12 жыл бұрын

    GCRandom it's suppose to mean lying it's not a different meaning it's an entirely different word

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Drama teacher in the UK for 11 to 16 year olds. This is part of the GCSE course that all students across the country do in their final two years of school. I'm just ahead of other teachers who don't like using computers. Sigh.

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Try telling that to my year 11s. =(

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Which scene? I think Elizabeth is a really juicy part, she's hiding so much contempt for John but still trying to be a good Christian wife.

  • @XoBeAtLeBaBe101
    @XoBeAtLeBaBe10115 жыл бұрын

    im in the play, the crucible nd i got the part of abigail! ahahaha

  • @Mannypacquia0
    @Mannypacquia015 жыл бұрын

    dude i like your accent omfg lol

  • @AJeazy
    @AJeazy11 жыл бұрын

    Im Reverand Hale in English. I just quit the court.

  • @darken27
    @darken2714 жыл бұрын

    Is she going to fly again? I hear she flies.

  • @dancameronw
    @dancameronw14 жыл бұрын

    huh?

  • @HarvGod
    @HarvGod11 жыл бұрын

    Jon Snow

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject14 жыл бұрын

    @ohmygodSARAH they didn't have an affair in real life though, that's why Miller changed their ages.

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Oooooooooooooooh, I seeeeee. :p

  • @Zarastro54
    @Zarastro5413 жыл бұрын

    @RaineSageFan and by hanging people just for looking at them the wrong way

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    Hi, I'll do my best in 500 characters. Why do you think Abigail would accuse Tituba of making her do the things she did? Think about the way that black people were viewed in the puritan society? By accusing Tituba what was Abigail doing for herself?

  • @horsfred
    @horsfred11 жыл бұрын

    The real Abigail Williams was only 11 at the time of the trials dd: The affair is completely fictitious.

  • @hazelcourt
    @hazelcourt13 жыл бұрын

    excuse me but im abigail williams you do not my permission to make me feel i am not a crucible and i have autism

  • @Queen__Status
    @Queen__Status13 жыл бұрын

    If i was betty and i got smacked by Abigail I would smaked the heck out of her even if she was bigger then me. I think if one girl stood up to Abigail then the rest of the girls would've fought back. If i was mary i would have told her off i wouldn't even cared if she threatened me because if she touched me or any of the girls there would be a fight. Im sorry but Abigail just get on my nervs with tht lying, cunning, vengeful spirit of hers.

  • @jennacamargo
    @jennacamargo14 жыл бұрын

    lol mehh too our english class read dis..

  • @CatastrophicalPencil
    @CatastrophicalPencil11 жыл бұрын

    Easy Big Fella.

  • @DeeperRootsProject
    @DeeperRootsProject15 жыл бұрын

    She's just a selfish, jealous little brat who is extremely good at manipulating people. Very Christian I'm sure. There's more videos coming up so please consider subscribing. :-)

  • @smitrib
    @smitrib12 жыл бұрын

    6 people work with the devil!

  • @TomReeseqazwsx
    @TomReeseqazwsx15 жыл бұрын

    you voice reminds me of shrek

  • @Salva46
    @Salva4612 жыл бұрын

    Abigail Williams is the most hateful character in history of cinema.